The Wild Within Author:Paul Rezendes A "surprising and powerful"* story of a man and his place in the natural world--"rich in spiritual insights as unfettered and full of grace as the animals he loves."(*Booklist starred review) — Paul Rezendes has followed bobcats through swamps, wrestled a black bear, howled with coyotes at the edge of a moonlit field. Here, he tells the story of ... more »his extraordinary progression from motorcycle-gang leader to Zen woodsman, learning about compassion from a curious 750-pound bull moose and discovering the inseparability of life and death through a wrenching encounter between a coyote and a deer. With this book, he shows us how to live in the natural world--even if it's only within a local park or tree-lined street--moving soundlessly, watching where we put our feet, gauging the wind, and entering a new state of awareness. Dramatic and deeply spiritual, The Wild Within changes the way we see ourselves--and makes the world around us come alive.
* Foreword by Bill McKibben, bestselling author of The End of Nature
* A choice of the Quality Paperback Book Club and One Spirit Book Club
* Illustrated throughout with Rezendes's striking photographs
* Rezendes has appeared on NPR and also delivers approximately 50 workshops a year through such organizations as the World Wildlife Fund and the Nature Conservancy
"A valuable method of teaching awareness of each moment, moment after moment--the critical practice of this valuable life."--Peter Matthiessen
"Like Muir, Leopold, and Abbey, Rezendes goes beyond words to beating-heart intimacy with the wilderness."--Dave Foreman, author of Confessions of an Eco-Warrior« less